WATCH 1st VIDEOS from passenger jet crash site in Almaty, Kazakhstan

12 people have been killed after a Bek Air passenger jet en route to the capital, Nur-Sultan with up to 100 people on board crashed on take-off in Almaty.

Rescuers and emergency personnel were seen working at the scene of the crash amid the wreckage of the aircraft and rubble of a brick house in multiple photos and videos shared on social media.

The plane crashed shortly after taking off and smashed into a two-story building. Rescue workers and medics are at the scene of the tragedy searching the rubble. The local rescue service confirmed that there was nobody inside the building as it was under construction.

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